Employer remembers woman killed in triple Lexington shooting as police investigate
One woman has died and two others were injured in a shooting near downtown Lexington early Sunday morning.
Madilyn Taylor Grisham, 20, was pronounced dead of a gunshot wound at 3:05 a.m. Sunday, according to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office. She died at the scene of a shooting on Payne Street, an industrial area near the Lexington Cemetery. Officers attempted CPR on Grisham when they arrived, but they were unable to save her, according to police.
Lexington police officers found three people, including Grisham, suffering from gunshot wounds when they were called to the 100 block of Payne Street at about 2 a.m. Sunday, Lexington police said. The two who were injured were taken to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, Lt. Daniel Truex said.
Of the victims taken to the hospital, one was 34 years old and one was 22 years old, police released Monday. Both had “critical” injuries.
Police Lt. Chris Van Brackel said Sunday morning that it was too early to say whether one person was shooting or there was an exchange of gunfire.
Grisham was an employee at Healthy Way Lex, a nutrition and smoothie shop off Southland Drive in Lexington. The owner of Healthy Way Lex, Savannah Cravens, remembers when she first met Grisham in 2017.
“When I first met Madilyn, she was just a sweet and charismatic kid looking for a part time job,” Cravens said. “We immediately clicked, and she soon became like a little sister to me. Over the next three years, we were able to form a bond that will never be broken. Madilyn was a fiercely loyal friend with a heart of gold and her smile would light up any room. She had a way of making each person who walked into the shop feel special, and our customers absolutely adored her.”
Cravens said she is grateful that she got to watch Grisham grow into an “amazing, talented, and kindhearted” person over the three years.
“She will be greatly missed and will forever hold a special place in my heart,” Cravens said. “She will never be forgotten, and my deepest condolences go out to her family.”
Police are asking anyone with information related to the shooting to call the Lexington Police Department at 859-258-3600.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted by using a free P3 Tips App available at www.p3tips.com. Information can also be sent anonymously through Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.
This story was originally published November 29, 2020 at 11:21 AM.
